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Thu 11 October

Marlene Röder: Melvin, mein Hund und die russischen Gurken

On the 11th of october Marlene Röder reads out of her book “Melvin, mein Hund und die russischen Gurken” at the Goethe-Institut Rotterdam.
Marlene Röder confronts her reader with eighteen life’s, eighteen different stories about teenagers, who are at a fateful or self chosen turning point. Marlene Röder captures these well known moments, that change everything.
Fortune enters surprisingly silent into the stories; overwhelmingly deceitful sadness comes along. Just as in everybody life’s. Eighteen young people, eighteen stories – and everyone of them is a refreshing, deeply touching answer of the big question of life.

Marlene Röder, born 1983 in Mainz (Germany), was brought up in Limburg. After her Abitur she became a stained-glas artist. In 2006 she won the Hans-im-Glück Prize Limburg for her manuscript “Im Fluss”. For her second novel “Zebraland” she was awarded with the “Evangelischen Buchpreis” in 2010.

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Alternative Guide to Rotterdam

Hey guys!!! We would like to invite you to join us for the walking tour through the center of Rotterdam. It´s going to happen next Tuesday August 4th. We will leave from the Hostel de Mafkees at 14:00 hrs. and we will end the tour at 17:00 hrs. in the city center. Come and walk in our footsteps!!!

CreativeMornings is a breakfast lecture series for the creative community. This month we are thrilled to announce our speakers: designer Castor Bours and organiser Cola Zhang. They will kick off the day with their clear and humorous vision on the topic of Collaboration.

Once in a while Brompton presents an exclusive edition. This week Dirks Fietsenwerkplaats (bike repairshop and official bromptondealer) got 3 Black Editions and to celebrate we organize our first bromptontour to Jules Deelder, a dutch poet, performer, writer and he is always dressed in black. A perfect match for our new Black Edition!

Students from the Hogeschool Rotterdam, together with FITGIRLCODE are organizing #BOOTCAMP to collect money for Fight cancer. On May 23rd about a 100 people will be sporting for a good cause in the Vroesenpark in Rotterdam Blijdorp. Afterwards there will be a goodie bag for all participants and the possibility to consume healthy food and drinks.

UrbannerLAB is an intimate gathering where people can discuss new ideas and initiatives for buildings and places, with focus on DIY en Self Build houses. In an old school gym, various speakers talk about their fresh new project, concept or initiative. For anyone who dreams of a not-so-common home.

Now in Rotterdam: CreativeMornings! A monthly breakfast lecture serie. For free. We kick off with the theme HUMILITY. Sign up for the newsletter and make sure you book your tickets on time to not miss out! (tickets will be released on Monday April 20th)

Looking for something fun to do on a Friday night? With three awesome speakers, themed music and a super cool location, this edition of Nerd Night is going be awesome! Come get inspired by extraordinary stories from everyday heroes!

‘How does the city see its future and what would that future be?’ On Monday 18 May 2015, Rotterdam will host the second international Urban Transformation Conference (UTC 2015), its central theme ‘The Next Economy / The Next City’. It is not the goal of the conference to come up with ready-made solutions that may prove outdated tomorrow or perhaps next year, but rather to discuss the process of urban transformation, the ongoing design, development and governance of cities that are to be resilient and agile, no matter what happens. But how do we reach that goal and what challenges do we have to be prepared to face?

What is this thing about language in Rotterdam? Why is it typical? These are the questions Dutch writer Sanneke van Hassel tried to tackle in Stadsgeheimen #2 ‘Duizend Tongen’. Together with photographer Carel van Hees she tried to map this phenomenon, gathering words and images from five citizens with different backgrounds, from Iran to Suriname, Turkey and England.

The city of Rotterdam tries to attract the middle class. What are the consequences for the city and the current inhabitants? This seems to make the city more resilient, but at the same time this can lead to displacement. Bart van Bouchaute, Joke van der Zwaard and Reinout Kleinhans will give their opinion and kick off the debate.

Single? But due to your job, social life and hectic city life too little time to meet other singles? Do not worry ! During City Singles you might meeting up other singles while enjoying the best musical performances and maybe you’ll find your ideal dream match !

In the framework of Moving Futures Festival, on Sunday November 2nd Mor Shani, Paul Sixta and Bram Vreeswijk present the special program Love-ism | Mechanisms of Intimacy. Love-ism | Mechanisms of Intimacy is an extension of the Love-ism project in which choreographer Mor Shani and video-artist Paul Sixta researched the human experience of intimacy. The program exists of a workshop followed by a lecture/performance.

On the 12th of November the second VONK session will be held at the Schouwburg Rotterdam. The theme of the evening is new combinations of technology and mindfulness and the upcoming life-hacking trend. Entrepreneur Marieke Post from Mojo Creations will kick-off the brainstorm session. The evening is inspired by ‘Another Great Year for Fishing’, a theatre piece by Tom Struyf. This show will premiere on the 6th of November in the Schouwburg.